University of Goettingen: Postdoctoral researcher - "Sustainable Food Systems"
Jobs 18.10.2022Call for applications - Postdoctoral researcher - Deadline 10 Nov 2022
We have a position opening for a postdoctoral researcher to join the RTG 2654 "Sustainable Food Systems". The position should be filled as soon as possible with a limited contract of three years. This is a qualification position for junior researchers pursuing an academic career after the PhD degree. The position is focused on research and has no regular teaching obligations.
Welcome to the Research Training Group (RTG) "Sustainable Food Systems"
The Research Training Group (RTG) “Sustainable Food Systems” was recently approved for funding and will start operating in September 2021. The RTG combines excellent interdisciplinary research and graduate training related to the sustainability of global and local food systems.
Food and agriculture are playing key roles for many of the global challenges such as poverty, undernutrition, overweight and obesity, climate change, and biodiversity loss. It is obvious that the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) cannot be achieved without major changes in food production and consumption. But what types of changes are useful at what level and how these changes can be implemented politically, economically, and socially are open questions that will be addressed by the new RTG, focusing on both rich and poor countries.
The RTG is a joint initiative by the University of Göttingen’s Faculties of Agricultural Sciences and Economic Sciences and is implemented together with various international partners, including the International Food Policy Institute (IFPRI) in Washington DC, and KU Leuven in Belgium. The RTG is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG).